﴿ عَلَّمَهُ ٱلْبَيَانَ ﴾

“He has imparted unto him articulate thought and speech.”

and taught him [coherent] speech (bayān). He said:This means: He has taught him [mankind] speech (kalām) which pertains to the spiritual self (nafs al-rūḥ), understanding of the intellect (fahm al-ʿaql), discernment of the heart (fiṭnat al-qalb), natural intuition (dhihn al-khulq) and knowledge of the natural self (ʿilm nafs al-ṭabʿ). God granted Adam this [knowledge] through inspiration and then explained (bayyana) it to him.His words, Exalted is He: